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artificial insemination
noun
: introduction of semen into the uterus or oviduct by other than natural means
Examples of artificial insemination in a Sentence
children conceived through artificial insemination
Recent Examples on the Web
Both couples turn to artificial insemination as a last resort to have children.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 June 2024
Sows spend their lives enduring multiple cycles of artificial insemination and pregnancy while caged in spaces barely larger than their bodies.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 4 June 2024
In Virginia in the 1990s, Dr Cecil Jacobson admitted to fathering as many as 75 children through artificial insemination between 1976 and 1988.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Feb. 2024
All pregnancies are started through artificial insemination.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of artificial insemination was
in 1881
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“Artificial insemination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artificial%20insemination. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
artificial insemination
noun
: introduction of semen into part of the female reproductive tract (as the cervical opening, uterus, or fallopian tube) by other than natural means
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